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2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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$67,433 Avg Salary

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In 2020-2021, 99 degrees and certificates were awarded to information science students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #65 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Virginia to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the most popular school in Virginia for information science students working on their graduate certificate. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

Of the 7 students majoring in IS at VCU, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 5 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Full Information Science at George Mason University Report

#2

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

Out of the 5 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Virginia State is a small public school located in the suburb of Petersburg.

Full Information Science at Virginia State University Report

#2

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Out of the 5 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shenandoah University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Strayer University - Virginia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in Virginia. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Strayer University - Virginia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Information Science at Strayer University - Virginia Report

Best Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 235
Georgia 56
North Carolina 97
Tennessee 5
Kentucky 18
Louisiana 21
Alabama 40
South Carolina 1
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 32
West Virginia 12

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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